Tag: Artist
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Exploring a Breakaway Moment in my Art
I painted these little 16×20 inch oil paintings on canvas boards around 2005-6. They bring back memories of a small group of enthusiastic students working together in the garage studio of Melbourne artist Peter Smales. Peter could put down strokes so quickly and confidently bringing just enough definition and movement to a work. With his…
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Transforming Trauma into Artistic Expression
I first lifted this canvas onto the easel with the intention of doing an abstract painting. In the process of laying down the paint, as the shapes formed, the intent changed. The Gaza war had begun. I was pre-occupied with the secondary trauma experienced by those around me. As the nightly horrors of the war…